 dmpage hobgoblin right hobgoblins also occasionally known by the flannish name hoch jebli or high goblins are a war-obsessed race believing that their strength gives them the right to rule over the other humanoid species and at a constant state of war to prove this though most believe them to be somewhat dumb a stereotype applied to most of the evil humanoids they actually have a fairly good grasp of tactics and strategy as well they possess skill in developing weapons of war while nowhere near dwarven quality somewhat better than the average human-made item the average hobgoblin stands about 6-1 2' tall and weighs in at 250 pounds; females tend to be a bit slighter comparatively measuring about 6' tall and weighing in usually around 200 pounds their skin tone varies in shade from a reddish-brown down to grey while their faces are usually red or reddish-orange their eyes tend to be yellowish or dark-brown and the larger males often have red or blue noses their clothing is usually a deep bold red while any leather they wear is dyed dark-black rarely seen in combat it it's generally believed that female hobgoblins are not allowed to participate in combat however it it's thought that they are given the duty of handling all other aspects of life including the actual weapon- and armorcraft those fighting hobgoblins on the surface must keep in mind that although they dislike light unlike many humanoids it doesn't harm them however given that they possess infravision fighting them in the daylight would still likely be the best tactic hobgoblins have been known in combat to use a wide variety of weapons though any one settlement unless quite large tends to be standardized as for weapon selection 